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These books can give you drawing power

April 11, 2006|By Becky Sher

Ed Emberley knows how to draw. And he can teach you. For years, Emberley has been teaching people to draw using an easy method that doesn't require much skill at all. You just have to know how to draw a few shapes and squiggly lines. Yep, you can draw a baby chick with a circle, a dot, a few lines and a number 3.

Skeptical? Check out Emberley's line of drawing books, including our fave, "Make a World" (Little, Brown, $6.99). In it, he shows how to draw everything from an octopus to a pirate ship, using his amazingly simple step-by-step method. We weren't convinced at first, but after trying a few of his drawings, we were hooked. It's a lot more fun to draw when your doodles actually look like something recognizable!

Once you've drawn your way through "Make a World," check out Emberley's other books, including "Drawing Book of Animals," "Drawing Book of Weirdos" and "Drawing Book of Faces." Emberley's books are available at bookstores and online booksellers.